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CHECK WRITER.

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EDMUND OCUMPAUGH, OF ROCHESTER, NEW" YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE DEFIANCE'-.

MACHINE COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

Writers, of which the following 'is a full,

clear, concise, and exact description, refer; .ence being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification. V

My invention relates to kan improved form of check-Writing machine, in which suitable 4mechanism is provided for embossing or printing upon or into the check' desired amounts in dollars and cents, both in figures and in words. This result I accomplish by providing the mechanism with a single Se` ries of setting devices so that the proper manipulation of these setting devices simultaneously `sets the two different printing mechanisms so that the proper'amount will be printed or embossed upon the check in both figures and words.

As is well knwn to those skilled in the art, considerable diiiculty is involved in constructing a device for printing any desired amount in words and correspondingly setting and printing the same amount in figures for the reason that the series of amounts expressed in words do not correspond with the series of amounts expressed in iigures; that is to say, while the amounts in the units column or the words expressing these amounts correspond from one to nine, inclusive, the next succeeding words fornexpressing higher amounts correspond neither to higher valuesin the units series nor to the lower values in the tens series, for, as expressed in figures, the tens series is expressed upon the second numeral wheel by means of the numerals l to f 9 inclusive, which, when used, .serve to indicate 10 to 90, dollars or cents, as the case may be. The

provide notonly for expressing the words ten to nlnety inclusive, but must provide for the intermediate words between ten and twenty, or eleven to nineteen inclusive, which words'are-naturally a combination of the iirst 'gurerof the second or tens order and the successive figures of the rst or4 units order. It makes no difference, therefore, whether` thev intermediate words eleven tol nineteen inclusive are regarded as a part of the. tens series or as a PatentedN0v3o',191f5.

Application filed September 2, 19 13. Serial No. 787,562.

part o f the units series; the difficulty of providing numerical printing devices to be actuated simultaneously with the word printing devices exists just the same for one relation as for the other since in any event it means that for printing the words eleven to nineteen the tens and units printing 'wheels must both be operated so that thenumeral l carried by the tens l,wheel must be brought into printing position and the proper one of the numerals l to 9 of the units wheel must, at the same' time, bel

brought into printing position, ydepending upon the particular one of the-words which it is desired to print. The diiiiculty pointed out occurs every time that the words eleven to nineteen appear in the written portion of the check, whether in connectionwith the cents, the tens ofdollars, tens of hundreds of dollars, the tens of thousands of dollars, etc. v

In carrying out my present invention I. simplify the construction considerably by providing in the written portion of the check devices for indicating the fractional part of a dollar, as is customarily done, instead of writing this fractional part out in cents, as may be done if desired. By my invention I also automatically provide means for printing`thedollar sign immediately to the left of the. highest significant figure of the printed portion of the check, although normally zeros on the printing wheels-are in the devicesemployed for inking the type andy* the'se features of improvement, togetherwith 'the devices simultaneously set up. with the set-up of the written portion of the printing.

mechanism for printing the numeral part y of the -check, together with the mechanism for controlling this numeral printing mechal msm to at all times properly express the numeral amount, constitute the embodiment of the present invention, which is particularly claimed herein. It will be understood that my invention consists, in addition to this, in the combination of the devices for writing the amount of a check in words and the devices referred to for printing the amount of the check in figures.

The several drawings illustrating my invention are as follows:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the checkwriting machine complete, with a portion of the casing broken away to more clearly disclose the interior mechanism of the machine. Certain of the parts are also broken away, as will appear from the figure. Fig. 2 is a right-hand end view of the parts shown in Fig. 1, the end of the casing toward the observer being broken away to show the disposition of the parts within the casing. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the printing devices shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with the inking and embossing mechanism, located in the upper part of the casing, removed, as is also the upper part, of the casing referred to. Fig. 4 is a sub-assembly view of the printing wheels used to print the numerical part of the check, together with the devices immediately associated with said wheels for actuating the same. longitudinal sectional view through the center of the shaft shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is Va view of the parts shown in Fig. 4 taken transversely of the shaft shown in said iigure, along the lines 6-6. Fig. 7 is a similar view of the parts shown in Fig. 4 taken along the line 7--7. Fig. 8 is a similar view of the parts shown in Fig. 4 taken along the line 8 8. Fig. 9 is an enlarged d etail view of one of the printing slides used to print the written part of the-check, together with the mechanism directly connected therewith for setting said slide and.

for actuating the gearing used to set the corresponding devices shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 10 is a sectionalV view of the parts shown in Fig. 9, taken along the line 10-10. Fig. 11 is a top view of the parts shown in Figs. 9 and 10. Fig. 12 is a detail view of different positions assumed by the devices employed Lo move the-numeral wheels of higher order than the order of the highest numeral wheel setfor printing an amount so that said higher order wheels are moved from their zero position before the printing operation. Fig. 13 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 12, taken along the line 13-13. Fig. I14 is a view of two of the operating levers and guards carriedethereby, shown in Fig. 12, taken along theline 14-14, this view showing the two levers in displaced position relatively to each other. Fig. 15 shows, in a view similar to Fig. 14, these operating levers in their normal or unoperated position. Fig. 16 is a top xiew of the bed plate for receiving the check to be printed and- Fig. 5 1s a` shows the opening therethrough by which the printing words and figures are brought into engagement with the check. Fig. 17 shows a sample check as printed or written by means of my check writer. i

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

-As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the mechanism for printing or embossing the written part of the check consists of a plurality of slides 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 mounted side by side with their edges closely adjacent to each other so that they may be moved toward and away from the operator by means of the operating devices 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 respectively, connected at their outer ends with-the operating buttons 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 respectively. The base 16 of the machine is provided with a smooth upper surface 'for supporting the slides 1 to 5 inclusive, and each slide is provided with a downwardly extending tongue, as indicated in Fig. 10, having ratchet teeth 18 formed in one side thereof to be engaged by a pawl 19 pivoted at 20 in a recess formed therefor in the upper surface of the top of the base 16 of the machine. The pawl 19 is provided with a pin 21 which extends downward through a notch 22 in a transverse controlling bar 23 and has secured to its lower end a spring 24, the other end of which is secured to a stud 25 extending downward from the under surface of the top of the base of the machine. The tongue 17 has secured to its lower edge below the top of the base of the machine a longitudinal bar 26, iii which two parallel obliqueslots 27 are formed, through which the retaining screws 28 pass which secure the strip to the tongue 17. The end ofthe strip 26, which is nearer the observer, has a downwardly extending iange 29 formed thereon, in which a slot is formed engaged by a reduced section of a rod 30 extending through the operating tube 6. The rod 30, at its outer end, terminates in an enlarged head or button 31, between which and the operating button 11, as indicated in Fig. 2, a spring 32 is located to maintain the rod 30 in its outermost position when it is not operated by pushing the button 31 inward.

` As a result of the construction described, when the button 31 is ushed inward the bar 26 is moved inwar I oblique relation of the slots 27, the bar is moved to the left, as seen in Figs. 10 and 11, against the pin 21 to move the pawl 19 from engagement rwith the teeth 18, thus permitting a readjustment of the slide by means of the operating button 11, if for any reason it is moved outward too far. The transverse bar 23 extends outside of the machine, as indicated in Fig. 1, and terminates in a releasing knob or button 33, which, when and, owing to the' thus releases all of the printing slides and permits them to be returned to theirinitial position by means of suitable springs as follows: In the upper part 34'of the casing a transverse shaft 35 is provided at the rear end, as indicated in Fig. 2, and upon this shaft a series of wheels 36 is mounted, one for each of the printing slides 1 to 5 inclusive. In the upper portion of the casing 34, and near its front end, a second transverse shaft 37 is disposed, upon which a similar set of wheels 38 is mounted. Each of the wheels is freely rotatable upon its support-v ing shaft. Each of the wheels 38 contains within it a spring 39, one end of which is secured to the shaft 37, the other end being secured to the wheel 38. Each wheel 38 has also securedto it one end of a flexible metal tape 40 which passes around the outer surface of the wheel down toward the rear portion of the machine and around the corresponding wheel 36, the end of the tape being secured to the rear end of the corre- The parts are so its initial or normal position, the spring 39 is under sufficient tension to positively hold it there and when the slide is drawn out to set up any desired amount, the tension on` the spring is somewhat increased so that when the slides are released the springs will at once return them to their normal position.

The outer surfaces of the iieXible strips or tapes 40 are provided with numerals which may be made directly on the tapes faces or secured thereto in any desired way, by which the setting of the corresponding slides may be observed `through suitable sight openings 41 formed in the front wall of the upper portion 34 of the casing of the machine. It is desirable to provide a resilient bumper 42 extending transversely of the machine at the rear end of the slides 1 to 5 inclusive, to absorb the shock incident to their stopping when returned by the springs to their normal or initial position.

As indicated in Figs. 9 and 10, the tongue 17 has secured to its underside a rack 43, the points of connection being between the ends of the rack and the ends of the tongue 17, so as to provide a clearance between the rack and tongue for containing the releasing mechanism above described. The racks referred to, connected with they slides 1 to 5 inclusive, engage gears 44 to 48 inclusive, mounted respectively upon transverse shafts 49 to 53 inclusive, indicated more clearly in the end view infFig. 2.` The engagement between each of the gears 44, 45, 46 and 48 with its corresponding driving rack is direct, whereas the engagement of the gear 47 with its driving rack. is through an idler gear 47v connecting the gear 47' with its driving rack. The shaft 49 has secured to its right-hand end, as shown in Fig. 2, a

gear 54. The shaft 50 has secured to its right-hand end, as seen in Fig. 3, a gear 55. The shaft 51 has secured to its right-hand end, as shown in Fig. 3, the gear 56. The shaft 52 has secured to its right-hand end, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a gear 57, and the shaft 53 has secured toits right-hand end, seen in Fig. 3, a gear 58. The gears 54 to 58 inclusive, engage and mesh with the gears 59 to 63 inclusive, shown more clearly in the enlarged sub-assembly view seen in Fig. 4.

As indicated in Fig. 5, the gear 59 is rigidly secured to the right-hand end of a sleeve 64 to the left-hand end of which the numeral printing wheel 65 is rigidly secured. The gear 60 is rigidly secured near the right-hand end of a slightly smaller sleeve `66, which is a free rotating it within the sleeve 64, and said sleeve 66 has rigidly secured to its left-hand end the numeral printing wheel 67. Within the sleeve 66a third sleeve 68 is mounted, said sleeve 68 being of sucha size as to be a free rotating fit in the sleeve 66, and this sleeve 68 has rigidly secured to its right-hand end a disk 69, between the hub of which and the eX- tended right-hand end of the sleeve 66 the gear 61 is mounted so as to be freely supported upon the sleeve 68 so that it may turn relatively thereto unless prevented by devices engaging itwith the disk 69. The other end of the sleeve 68 has rigidly secured to it the numeral printing wheel 70. Within the sleeve 68 a fourth sleeve 71 is disposed, said sleeve 71 being of a size to rotate with a free sliding fit in the sleeve 68, and this sleeve 71 has secured near its right-hand end a disk 72 similar to the disk 69. This sleeve has also secured to it, just to the left of the disk 72, a smaller disk 73, to the left of which is mounted, concentric with the aXis of the sleeve 71, a cam 74. The sleeve 71 has also secured thereto a second disk 75, similar to the disk 7 3, and between the disk 75 and the disk 69 a second cam 76 is mounted around the sleeve 71, concentric with the aXis of said Sleeve. The gear 62 is mounted upon the sleeve 71 between the cam 74 and disk 75 so as to rotate freely upon said sleeve when not in any way secured to it by other means. The other endof the sleeve 71 has rigidly secured to it the printing numeral wheel 77. A fifth sleeve 78 is disposed within the sleeve 71 so as to make a free rotating' fit with said sleeve and the right-hand end of this Sleeve 78 has secured to it a disk 79, while its other end has secured to it a inumeral printing wheel 80. The gear 63 is As a result of the construction described, it will be observed that when the printing slides 1 and 2 are adjusted to any desired values, the corresponding gears 59 and 60 are rotated and, therefore, that the numeral type wheels 65 and 67 are rotated. Theslides 1 and 2 are preferably employed to indicate a fractional part of a dollar by printing it in fractional form and the printing wheels65 and 67 carry similar numeral indications for printing the same amountvin the numerical portion of the check as is set up by the slides 1 and 2 to be printed in the written portion of the check. f

As pointed out above, the connection of the gears 61, 62 and 63 to the corresponding numeral printing wheels is not fixed or rigid, but depends upon the use of addi; tional :devices as follows: The gear 61, as indicated in Fig. 6, has pivoted thereto, at 82, a spring pawl 83, having a blunt V shaped projection 84 engaging a correspondingly shaped notch in the edge of the disk 69. The disk 69 has pivotally supported thereon, at 85, a spring pawl 86 having a laterally extending pin 87 extending over the cam 76 and the disk 75 so that said pin may engage the notch 88 in the disk 75,

f indicated in Fig. 7, when said pin is rotated around to the right on the cam 76 a sufficient amount to pass from the larger diameter portion of the cam to, its smaller diameter portion, the notch 88 being normally at the point of changefrom one diameter 4to the other.

The slide 3. is provided with two sets of words, the first being from one to nine inclusive and the second being from ten to nineteen inclusive. It willD be observed that the two series are separated by anV bring one of the words one to nine l into printing position, the pin 87 rests upon the larger portion of the cam, and during this adjustment the gear 61 drives the disk 69 by means of the spring pawl 83 and thus brings the corresponding numeral on the printing wheel 70 into printing position. The printing wheel 7 0 is also provided with a second set of figures following the first set just referred to from 0 to 9 inclusive, to be brought into printing position when the corresponding words ten to nineteen are broughtinto printing position by the slide l3. Duringthe movement of the slide, however, to its position indicating the word ten the pin 87 passes from the portion of larger diameter of cam 76 to the portion ofsmaller diameter, thus engaging the slot 88 and from that point on causlng rotation not only of the sleeve 68 and numeral printing wheel 70 connected therewith, but also causing rotation of the sleeve 71 and the numeral printing wheel 77 since the disk 75 is rigidly secured to said numeral wheel 77 by means of the sleeve 71. The numeral wheel 77 is provided around a portion of its circumference with a series of figures 1 so that yfor any position to which it may be moved throughout this series, the numeral 1 will be brought into printing position and it is this series of numerals on the numeral printing wheel 77 that is brought, one after the other, into printing position by the operation of the pin 87.

It will be noted that the direction of rotation from 0 position of the printing wheel 77 for the operation referred to is over and away from the observer at its top or upper portion when the slide 3 is being vmoved outward toward the operator. It

will also be observed that the same .direction of rotation is imparted to each of the numeral Wheels 65, 67 and 70 when the slides 1, 2 and3 move toward the operator. As indicated in Fig. 8, the gear 62 has pivotally secured thereto at 89, a spring pawl 90 provided with a laterally extending pin 91 which extends over the edge of the cam 74 and also over the edge of the disk 73. As a result, when the gear 62 is rotated toward the observer, as seen in Figs. 4 and 5; the pin 91 yat once passes from the portion of larger diameter to the portion of smaller diameter of the cam 74 and engages the slot 92 formed in the edge of the disk 73, from which time continued rotation of the gear 62 rotates the sleeve 7l an therefore, the printing wheels 77, but ,in a direction the reverse from that referred to above in describing the operation of the printing wheel 77 by means of the gear 61. It will be observed that the gear 62 is driven through an idler gear 47 instead of directly from'the corresponding driving rack and in this manner an loutward motion of the slide 4 rotates the gear 6 2 over toward the observer, as seen in Fig. 4, instead of over4 and away from the observer, as is the case of the gears 59, 60, 61 and 63 when operated by an outward motion of the corresponding slides. The numeral wheel 77 has disposed around its periphery, in addi-v tion to the series of figures 1 above refe'red to, a second series of figures 2 to tioned that an outward movement of the slide 4 brings this second set of figures into printing position corresponding to the one of the series of words twenty to ninety inclusive, carried by the printing slide 4.

From the description just given, it will ated `to bring one of the printing words inclusive. The parts are so proporone to nine inclusive, into printing y position, the printing wheel 70 is rotated so as 'tobring the corresponding numeral into prlntmg posltion; and further, that when 7 by means of a spring pawl 93, as indicatedthe slide 4 is opera-ted to bring one of the words twenty to ninety into printing position, that the numeral printing wheel 77 is rotated, but in the reverse direction, so as to bring the corresponding one of the numerals 2 to 9 into printing position.

When, however, the slide 3 alone is movedl to bring into printing position one of the words ten to nineteen, the printing wheel is first rotated so as to successively bring into-printing position the numerals corresponding to 1 to 9 inclusive,l and that during the movement of the slide 3 from the last of its first series of printing Words to the beginning of the first of its second series of printing words into printing position, the numeral printing wheels 7 0 land 77 are locked together in such a manner that both are rotated in the same direction so that continued motion of the slide 3 rotates the two printing wheels to bring the numerals 10 to 19 into printing position successively, depending upon which of the words ten to nineteen of the slide 3 is brought into printing position.

From the ,above it will appear that the sleeve 1 and', the printing wheel 77 secured thereto are normally disconnected from the gear 62, which must be the case in order to permit the operation `v of thev sleeve 71 either by .the gear 62 or by the gear 61, according to whether' the printing wheel 77 is actuated by the slide 4 or the slide 3.l To prevent an accidental displacement of the sleeve 71 and parts carried thereby during its disconnected intervals, a spring pawlA 94 is provided, which is pivotally supported at 95, in any suitable manner, from the base of the machine, and has a blunt V-shaped projection engaging a corresponding notch in the edge of the disk 72 so as to normally-hold the disk 72 and parts'secured thereto against rotation, unless the rotating force is suiicient to disengage the pawl from its notch in the disk. The engagementbetween the pawl and ldisk is not sufficient to offer any yappreciable resistance to the operation of the sleeve 71 when ,either the-gear 62 or the gear 61 is operated so as to engage sleeve 71 by means of the pin 91 or the pin 87.

, The gear 63 is connected with the disk 79 in Fig. 4, in a `manner identical with that shown and described for the connection ofthe gear 61to the disk 69, as a result of which motion of the slide 5 toward the operator causes the printing wheel 80 to rotate over away from the-observer, as indicated -in Fig. 4, to successively bring into printing position one of the numerals 1 to 9 inclusive, correspondingvto the one of thev p series of words one hundred `to nine hundred inclusive,`ybrought into printing position by the slide 5.` yEach of the significant figures of the printing wheel 8O has of the printing slides.

preferably disposed in front or to the left of it the dollar sign as indicated in Fig. 4, so that for any printing position to which the printing wheel 80 may be moved, the dollar sign will be printed closely at the left-hand side of the numeral to "prevent tampering with this portion of the indicated value of the check.

Each of lthe slides 3, 4 and 5 is preferably provided at its normal or initial printacters so that if, for any reason, it should l' be attempted to print a check at such blank space, it would not result in leaving a blank in the written portion of the check. Similarly, protective characters of any desired form may be used 'upon the type wheels when for any reason, itis desirable to use delay blanks upon their surfaces. It is preferable,

1however, to provide against the possibility of a printing operation at the blank places on the slides by removing the corresponding 'teeth on the ratchets 18 or by providing `locking mechanism for operating with the f slides so that it is impossible to actuate the printing devices unless the printing slides are in their proper printing positions. This can readily be accomplished by providing a series of notches inthe edges of the print- -ing slides 1 to 5 inclusive, which must be jengaged by projections secured to or cooperating with a rack held inthe path of the printing lever, or parts carried thereby, unless the projections Aenter notches in all The upper portion 34 ofthe casing of the machine has mounted, in its forward portion, atransverse shaft 95, below the shaft 37, and to the right-hand end ofthis shaft 95, as seen in Fig. 1, a printing lever 96 is secured. The casing 34 is supported by upwardly extending brackets 97 andv 98 'seycured to the base of the machine, asindicated, which brackets constitute the end support for the shafts 35, V37 and 95. The brackets 97 and 98 also have extending-between' them a transverse shaft 99, vupon which the rear ends of the curved levers 100 are pivotally supported. The forward ends of these levers 100 supporta platen 101 provided on its. lower edge with a strip of resilient material 102 over the printing openin r103 formed in the bed plate 104. The be plate 104 is hinged at its forward edge at 105 to the base of the machineand is .nor-

mally held in its upper position by a spring 106.` Hook gages 107 are provided, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 16, for determining the position of the check to be printed or embossed, and these hook gages have secured to their forward ends the clamping thumb screws 108, by means of which the gages may be adjusted as desired in the slots 109. The platen 101 is provided neareither end upon its upper surface with a rollerr110, which is engaged by a cam 111`rigidly secured to the printing shaft 95. The printing shaft 95 has also secured to it two curved levers 112, between the lowervends of which the inking rollers 113 and 114 are disposed. The bed plate 105 in its normal position is sufficiently above the printing slides and printing type wheels to permit theprinting rollers 113 and 114 to rest between and in front of the printing positions of the printing slides and type Wheels and the bed plate 104. Vhen the printing lever 96 is operated by moving it toward the observer, in Fig. 1, or around to the left, as indicated in Fig. 2, to the dotted position, the inking rollers 113 and 114 are first moved across the type which havebeen brought into printing position and when the inking rollers are clear of the bed plate 104 the cams 111 move the platen 101 downward against the check resting upon the bed plate 104, from which time the check, bed plate and platen move together to bring the check into contact with the printing words and figures which have been brought into printing position, with the result that the check is written something as indicated in Fig. 17, assuming the set-up of the machine to have been as indicated in Fig. 16. In Fig. 17 the check is designatedby the numeral 160, and the written and printed portions of the check are shown at 161 and 162, respectively. At about the end of the printing stroke the inking rollers 113 and 114 are brought into engagement with a supply ink roller 115, by which the rollers 113 and 114 are kept in properly inked condition.l A spring 116 is provided for returning the shaft 95, and parts carried thereby, to their initial position and a spring 117 is provided for moving the platen 101 to its `upper posi-tion when released from the cams 111. The platen 101 is provided at either end with a spring actuated roller 118 which rests upon' the check and holds the same in position until the platen is brought nearly or quite into engagement with the Uprinting characters. This avoids the displacement of the check upon .the bed plate which might otherwise occur.

I have found it desirable, -in connection with the numeral printing wheels, to place the dollar sign immediately to the left of the highest numeral wheel actuated so that theamount printed by the numeral wheels front of the gears 62 and 63 a downwardly extending bracket 119 which supports each of three actuating levers, 120, 121 and 122 in a corresponding vertical slot by means of two transverse pins 123 and 124, which are supported in parallel oblique slots 125 and 126. Each of these levers is provided at its pin 12 which is disposed opposite a slot or notch 128 formed in the edge of the corresponding one of the disks 69, 72 and 79; that is .to say, the rear end of the lever 120 is disposed adjacent to the periphery ofthe disk 7 9, the rear end of the lever 121 is disposed adjacent to the periphery of the disk 72 and the rear end of the lever 122 is dis-1 posed adjacent to the periphery of the disk gear end with 'a laterally extending' 69, so that each lever, under conditionsto be described, may actuate the corresponding disk. The forward end'of each one of these levers is pivotally connected, as indicated for lever 120 in Fig. 2, with the upper end Y f bracket secured to the link 132. The cranks 133 are rigidly secured to a shaft 135 which has also rigidly secured thereto an operatlng G lever'136 pivotally connected by a link 137 with a crank 138 pivotally supported at 139 from the bracket 98. secured thereto a bent upwardly extending lever 140, carrying at its upper end a roller 141 adapted to be en aged by a`cam 142 rigidly secured'upon t e printingshaft 95.l l

The crank 138 has The crank 138 is engaged by av spring 143 for maintaining the roller 141 against the cam 142 vand also maintaining the parts rigidly connected with the crank 138 in their normal position when the printing lever 96 is in the position indicated in Fig. 2. Each of the links 129 is pivotally connected -between its ends by means of a link 144 with a crank 145 by a pin andy slot connection, the pin being held in the left-hand end of its slot by means of a spring 146 extending between the upper end of the is also secured an yoperating crank 148v lcra-nk and a lbracket secured to the pivotally connected by a. link 149 with the crank 138. As a result'of' the construction described it.-will be observed that when the printing lever 96 is rotated around to the left, as seen in Fig. 2, before the cams 111 engage the rollers 110, the lever 140 will beengaged by the cam. 142 and moved to -its dotted position, thus placingthe springs /movement of the pin in the crank 133 to the right in its slot, is released and the bell crank lever 130 moves the forward end of said lever upward and the rear end downward, the pin 123 at this time serves as a pivot about which the lever rotates to rotate thecorresponding disk a similar amount. From the description just given, it will appear that when one of the disks 69, 72 and 79 has been moved lfrom its initial or normalposition by theoperation of the corresponding slides, the corresponding one of the levers 120, 121, and 122 cannot be displaced from the position indicated in Fig. 2

for the reason that the pin 127 `will restv upon the circumference of thedisks out of alinement with the slot 128. Any of the levers, however, having its pin 127l in alinement with the slot 128 in the corresponding disk will be actuated during the first portion of the printing operation in the manner described above, not positively but through the medium of the springs 146 and 134. v

By referring particularly to Figs. 12 and 13, the operation of the levers 120, 121 and 122 will be best understood, as well las the results secured by the operation. As lshown in Fig. 12, the lever 122 is assumed to be prevented from ope-ration by the fact that its disk 69 has been actuated by the corresponding printing slide. The levers 121 'and 120 are shown in actuated position permitted by the fact that at the beginning of the printing operation their disks 72 and 79 respectively, had their slots or notches 128 in alinement with the pins 127. Y

Interlocking devices are carried by the levers 120, 121 and 122 for limiting the amount of motion of these levers relative to each other as follows: The levers 121 and 122 carry U-shaped members `15() `and 151.A

The member 150 is secured to the lever 121 in such a manner that its projecting legs eX- tend above and below the lever 120 with` sufficient clearance so that the relative motion of the lever 120 relatively to the lever 121, or vice versa, is sufiicientto move the." corresponding disk and connected printingl wheel the space of one character on the pe#v riphery of said printing wheel. The member 151 is similarly connected tothe lever 122 so as to permit the same amount of relative motion of the levers 121 and 122. In normal or initial position, Aeach of the levers 120 and '121 is in contact, or substantially so, with the lower leg of the corresponding one of the members` 150 and 151. eAs a result of this construction, it will appear that if the three dollar printing wheels 70, 77 `and 8O have been moved from their zero position by the setting of the corresponding printing slides, that none of the levers 120, 121 and 122 can be actuated from its normal o r initial position shown in Fig. 2; if only the units andjtens of dollars printing wheels and 77 are operated and the hundreds printing wheel is not operated, the lever 120 is operated, as aboveY described, by the printing operation and its motion is limited by member 150 to the space of one character of the printing wheel 80 since the levers 121 and 122 can not be moved from the position indicated in Fig. 2, owing to the fact that the slots 128 have been moved from under the pins 127; the same result occurs ifonly the tens of dollars printing wheel 77 is operated for by this operation the disk 72 is moved to a position to prevent operation of the lever 121 and, therefore, the lever 120 can only move an amount corresponding to one character of the printing wheel 80 and the' lever 122 cannot be moved even though the slot 128 is in alinement with'thepin 127 on the lever 122, for the reason that the member 151 carried by the lever 122 engages the lower edge of the lever 121 which prevents upward movement of said member 151, and, therefore, prevents operation of nthe lever 122; when the units of dollars printing wheel 70 is the only one of the dolthem to be moved,"or, in otherA words the.

lever 121 is moved an amount sufficient to rotate the tens of dollars printing wheel 77 one-step and the lever 120 is movedan amount sufficient to rotate the hundreds of lars printing wheels which is actuated, thev dollars printing wheel' 80 two steps,since observed thatthe motion imparted to the,

printing wheels 'by the operation of .the levers 120, 121 and 122 is always in a direction the reverse of the sequence'of the figures on the numeral wheels, with' the',eXception of the printing wheel 77, in which-case it is n in the same direction as the sequence of the Each of k lso numerals 2 to 9 inclusiv thenumeralwheels 70, .77-an i in line with yits printing miniera lows:

which normally rests in the printing position and one step below the zero on each of the wheels and 8O a dollar sign is carried, below which there is left in the next space a blank. On the printing wheel 7 7 the first step from the zero in the direction of the sequence of figures carried by said wheel, a dollar sign is carried and the next step upon this printing wheel is left blank. In other words, the dollar signs carried by the printing wheels 70, 77 and 8O are, in each case, immediately above the zeros carried by said wheels, as indicated in Fig. 3, and the spaces immediately above the dollarl signs are left blank.

The enlargements at the right-hand end of the slots 126 shown in Figs. 2 and 12 are so conformed as to limit the motion of the .pinsJ 124 so Vthat the corresponding levers tate the printing wheels actuated thereby over toward the observer for the position seen in Fig. 3, and, therefore, any printing wheel which is moved one step by the operation of the corresponding lever will have its zero moved from printing position and its dollar sign moved into l,printing position, and any printing wheel which is moved two steps will have its zero moved from printing position and its dollar sign moved through the printing position so as to permit the y blank on the other side of the dollar sign to be brought intov printing posltion.

As a result of the construction described,

it will be understood that if no one of the slides 3, 4 and 5 is actuated and if the slides.

1 and 2 are operated in a manner to indicate any desired number of 'cents as a fractional part of a dollar, as, for example, 1095, the impression made by-the slides upon the written portion of the check will be as folrwrand io/loo dollars backward to bring the dollar sign into.

printing position and the wheels "77 :md80 are moved two steps in the same directlon as the printing wheel 70, which brings the blankspaces carried by them into printing` position and, therefore, the value printed by the numeral wheels will read as follows:

into printing position and the amount printed in words4 on the check will appear as follows:

a *****one and 00,/100 dOulIS and the amount printed by the numeral wheels will read Similarly if the slide 4 is moved to bring the Word twenty into printing position Wlthout operatlng any of the other slides,

the amount printed in words 'will appear andV the amount printed bythe numeral wheel will read:

y a2000/10o.

Similarly, if the slide 5 is moved to a position to bring the words one hundred into.

printing position Without moving the other slides, the amount printed in Words will appear as follows:

** hundred and 00/100 and the amount printed in figures will appear' as follows:

It' will be understood that While I have shown but three slides, to-wit, 8, 4 and 5, for printing dollars, that as many such slides may be employed4 as desired and that as often as it is necessary or desirable to employ in connection with the units series one to nine the second series ten to nineteen, the same apparatus is employed to be operated by the slide bearing such two series of words, so that one or both of two adjacent printing wheels are operated corresponding to the two ordersof units represented by the words carried by said slide, and the next higher slide, in such event, will preferably carry a series of words corresponding to a continuation of, the second series of words carried by the first slide, so'that the printing -wheel of higher order may be operated by said second slide in substantially the manner described for the operation of the printing wheel 77 by the slide 4. In this manner wherever, the series of words ten to nineteen appears there is preferably employed a oombination of two slides carrying printed Words in different series, each slide having its oWn printing Wheel, While for certain of the indications, one of the slides operates both printing Wheels. Furthermore, it will be understood that the devices employed for placing the dollar sign immediately to the left of the highest order numeral brought into printing position by the printing Wheels may be extended to any number of orders.

lVhile I have referred repeatedly in the present specification and claims to the operation of the Amechanism as printing I desire to have it understood that by this term I include anyform of imprinting or em, bossing the characters into or through the pa.per, whether the fiber of the paper is tornl l or cut by the printing operation or not. In

this printing operation it is preferable to employ indelible ink so that the ink may be carried into the fiber of the paper by the printing operation and thus render it practically impossible to eliminate the ink from the paper. The check Writer, therefore, constitutes also a check protector.

It will be noted that the supply ink roll 115 is mounted upon crank arms and that the shaft of the said supply inking roll is i extended through the side Walls of the upper portion of the casing of the machine and terminates in the knobs 115th This is for the purpose of moving the supply inking nation of a first set of ordered'printing devices fo-r printing the Written portion of a check, mechanism for setting said Ddevices to print a desired amount, a second set of printing devices for printing the numerical part of the check, gearingconnecting corre' sponding ones of the tivo sets of devices,

the second set of devices each having a-0 normally in printing position, an actuating member, and mechanism actuated by said member for moving the printing devices of the second set of higher order than the highcheck, mechanism for setting said devices est actuated lone of the second set of devices to move the corresponding zeros from the printing position.

2.Y In .a check-Writing machine, the comb-ination of a first set of ordered printing devices for printing. the Written portion of a to print a desired amount, a second set of printing devices for printing "the numerical part of the check, gearing connecting corresponding ones of the'two sets of devices, each of said second set of printing devices having printing characters in sequence from 0 to 9 inclusive, the zero being normally in printing position, the devices of the second set also being provided on the other side of the zero characters with arbitrary characters not indicating quantity, an actuating member, and mechanism operated by the actuating member for moving the device of the second set of the next higher order than the highest actuated device of said second set to moveY its zero character from printing -position and bring said arb-ritary character into printing position.

3. In a check-Writing machine, the combination of alirst set of ordered printing devices for printing the Written portion of a check, mechanism for setting said devices to print a desired amount, a second set of printing devices for printing the numerical part of the check, gearing connecting correi sponding ones of the tWo sets of devices, each of said second set of printing devices having printing characters in sequence from O to 9 inclusive, the zero being normally in printing position, the devices of the second set also being provided on the other side of the zero characters With' arbitrary characters not indicating quantity, an actuating member, and mechanism actuated by the actuating member for moving .the devices of the second set of higher order than the highest actuated device of said set to move the zero ofthe device of next higher order from yprinting position and bring the corresponding arbitrary character in position and also to move the otherhigher ordered devices a greater amount in the same direction to bring blank spaces on said devices into printing position.

4. vIn a check-Writing machine, the combination of a first set of ordered printing devices for printing the Written portionof a check, mechanism for setting said devices to print a desired amount, a second set of printing devices for printing the numericalA part of the check. gearing connecting corresponding ones of the tWo sets of devices, each of said` second set.,of printing devices having a set of printing characters from 0 to 9 inclusive, adollar sign in the next space back ofthe zero, and a blank space back of the dollar sign, an actuating member, and mechanism actuated by the actuating member for moving the devices of the second set of higher order than the device ofhighest order actuated to bring the dollar sign on. the device of next higher order'into priiiiting position and to bring the blank spaces position.

5. In a check-Writing machine, the com:-

devices for printing the written portion of a check, mechanism for setting said devices to print a desired amount, a second set of printing devices for printing the numerical part of the check, gearing connecting corresponding ones of the two sets of devices, each of said second set of printing devices having a set of printing characters from 0 to 9 inclusive, a dollar sign in the next space back of the ze'ro, and a blank space back of the dollar sign, an actuating member, and mechanism actuated by the actuating member for bringing the dollar sign on the device of the second set 'of next higher order to the highest device actuated into printing position by the printing operation."

6. In a check-writing machine, the combination of a first set of ordered printing Y `devlces for printing the written portion of a check, mechanism for setting said devices to print a desired amount, a second-set of printing devices for printing the numerical part of the check, gearing connecting corresponding ones of the two sets of devices, each of said second set of printing devices having a set of printing characters from 0 to 9 inclusive, a dollar sign in the next space back of the zero, and a blank space back of the dollar sign, an actuating member, and mechanism actuated by the actuating member for bringing the dollar sign on the device of the second set of next higher order to the highest device actuated into printing position by the printing operation, and locking devices for preventing the displacement of one of the devices of. the Vsecond set from its normal position when it is not operated and it is lower than the device of the highest order that is operated, said locking devices being inoperative when the same device of the second set isof higher order than the highest ordered device of the 'second set that is operated.

7. In a check-writing machine, the combination of a 'rst set of ordered printing devices for printing the written portion of a check, mechanism for setting said devices to print a desired amount, a second set of printing devices for printing the numerical part of the check, gearing connecting corresponding ones of the two sets of devices, each of said second set\ of printing devices having a set of printing characters from 0 to 9 inclusive, a dollar sign in the next space back of the zero, and a blank space back of the dollar Sign, an actuating member, mechanism actuated by the actuating member for bringing the dollar sign on the device of the second set `of next higher order to the highest deviceactuated intov printing position by the printing operation, and mechanism for simultaneously returning the printing devices to their zero position.

8. In a check writer, the combination of a set of ordered slides bearing characters' for printing the written part of a check, a set ot' ordered printing wheels bearing characters for printing the numerical part of a check, gearing for actuating the printing wheels from the corresponding ones,of the slides, one of said slides carrying two series of characters or words, one series belonging to one order and the other series including the saine order and the next higher order, and mechanism controlled by the operation of said slide for operating the wheel of the order corresponding to the first series when one of said series is brought into printing position and for controlling the operation of the same printing wheel and the printing wheel of next higher order when said slide is moved to bring one of said second series into printing position.

9. ln a check writer, the combination of" a set of ordered slides bearing characters for printing the written part of a check, a set of ordered printing wheels bearing characters for printing the numerical part of a check, gearing for actuating the printing wheels from the corresponding ones of the slides, one of said slides carrying two series of characters or words, one seri es belonging to one order and the other series including the same order and the next higher order,

a set of ordered slides bearing characters A for printing the written part of a'check, a set of ordered printing wheels bearing'characters for printing the numerical part of al check, gearing for actuating the printing wheels from the corresponding ones of the slides, one of said slides .carrying two series of characters or words, one series belonging to one order and the other series including the sameorder and the next higher eration of said slide for operating the order, and mechanism controlled by the opwheel of the order corresponding to the 4 first series lvwhen one of said series is brought into printing position and for controlling the operation of the same printing wheel and the printing wheel ofnext higher order when saidslide is moved to bring one of said second series into printing position, each printing wheel having printing characters from 0 to 9 and disposed with the -zero normally 'in printing position and having also a dollar sign in the next space back of the zero and a blank space back of said dollar sign, a printing lever, and mechanism actuated by the printing lever for moving the printing wheel of next higher order to the one of highestorder actuated to bring the dollar sign into printing position.

11. In a check writer, the combination of a set of ordered slides bearing characters for printing the written part of a check, a set of ordered printing wheels bearing characters for printing the numerical part of a check, gearing for actuating the printing wheels from the corresponding ones of the slides, one of said slides carrying two series of characters or words, one series belonging to one order and the other series including the same order and the next higher order, and mechanism controlled by the operation of said slide for operating the wheel of the order corresponding to the first series when one of said series is brought into printing position and for controlling the operation of the same printing wheel and the printing wheel of next higher order when said slide is moved to bring one of said second series into printing position, each printing wheel having printing characters from 0 to 9 and disposed with the zero normally in printing position and having also a dollar sign in the next space back of the Zero and a blank space back of said dollar sign, a printing lever, and mechanism actuated by the printing lever for moving the printing wheel of next higher order to the one of highest order actuated to bring the dollar sign into printing position and for moving the printing wheels of still higher order to bring the spaces into printing position.

l2. In a check writer, the combination of a set of ordered slides bearing characters for printing the written part of a check, a set of ordered printing wheels bearing characters for printing the numerical part of a check, gearing for actuating the printing wheels blank from` the corresppnding ones of the slides,

one of said slides carrying two series of characters or words, one series belonging to one order and the lother series including the same order and the next higher order, mechanism controlled bythe 'operation Vof said slide for operating the wheel of the orderY corresponding to the first series when one of said series is brought into printing position and for controlling the operation of the same printing wheel and the printing wheel of next higher order when said slide is moved to bring one of said second series into printing position without interfering withpthe subsequent operation by the slide of next higher order of the printing wheel of higher order actuatedbv the slide of lower order, devices for holding the slides in their set position for printing a desired amount, and mechanism for permitting the individual adjustment of any slide and the geaing and printing wheel connected therewit 13. In a check writer, the combination of a set of ordered slides bearing characters for printing the written part of a check, a set of ordered printing wheels bearing characters for printing the numerical part of a check, gearing for actuating the printing wheels from the corresponding ones of the slides, one of said slides carrying two series of characters or words, one series belonging to one order and the other series including the'same order and the next higher order, mechanism controlled by the operation of said slide for operating the wheel of the order corresponding to the first series when one of said series is brought into printing position and for controlling the operation of the same printing wheel and the printing wheel of next higher order when said slide is moved to bring one o said second series,

space back of said dollar sign, a printing lever, mechanism actuated by the printing lever for moving the printing wheel'of next higher order to the one of highest order actuated to bring the dollar sign into printing position and for moving the printing wheels of still higher order to bring the blank spaces into printing position, devices for holding the slides in their set position for printing a desired amount, and mechanism for permitting the individual adjustment of any slide and the printing wheel and gearing connected therewith.

14. In a check writer, the combination ot a set of ordered slides bearing characters for printingthe written part of a check, a set of ordered printing wheels bearing characters for printing the numerical part of a check, gearing for actuating the printing wheels from the corresponding ones of the slides, one of said slides carrying two series of characters or words,A one series belonging to one order and the other series including the same order'and the next higher order, mechanism controlled by the operation of said slide for operating the wheel of the order corresponding to the first series when one of said series is brought into printing position and j-for'controlling the operation of the same printing wheel and the printing wheel of next higher order when said slide is moved to bring one of said second series into printing position without interfering with the subsequent operation by the slide of next higher order of the printing wheel of higher order actuated by the slide of lower order, devices for holding any of said slides in set position for printing a desired amount, and mechanism for returning the slides and the gearing and printing wheels connected therewith to their zero or normal position.

15. In a check writer, the combination of a set of ordered slides bearing characters f or printing the written part of a check, a set of ordered printing wheels bearing characters 4for printing the numerical part of a check, gearing for actuating the printing wheels from the corresponding ones of the slides, one of said slides carrying two series of characters or words, one series belonging` to one order and the other series including the same order and the `next higher order, mechanism controlled by the operation of said slide for operating the wheel of the order corresponding to the first series when D one of said series is brought into printing position and for controlling the operation of the same printing wheel and the printing wheel of next higher'order when said slide is moved to bring one of said second Series into printing position, each printing wheel having printing characters from 0 to 9 and disposed with the zero normally in printing position and having also a dollar sign in the next space back of the zero and a blank space back of said dollar sign, a printing lever, mechanism actuated by the printing lever for moving the printing wheel of next higher order t the one of highest order actuated to bring the dollar sign into printing position and for moving the printing wheels of still higher order to bring the blank spaces into printing position, devices for holding any of said slides in set position for printing a desired amount, and mechanism for returning the slides and the gearing and printing wheels connected therewith to their zero or normal position.

16. In a check-writing machine, the combination of a plurality of ordered slides carrying words for printing desired amounts on the written portion of a check, a first one of said slides bearing characters for printing a first series of words, One to Nine inclusive and characters for printing a second series of words Ten to Nineteen inclusive, a second slide of next higher order having characters for printing the words Twenty to Ninety inclusive, devices for .bringing desired ones of the Words into printing position, a set of ordered printing wheels, one for each of the slides, gearing between said first slide -and a first oneA of said printing wheels of corresponding order,

gearing between said second slide and a second one of said printing wheels of next higher order, said first printing wheel carrying two sets of printing figures, each being from 0 to 9 inclusive, the second 'printing wheel carrying two sets of printing figures,

. one being from 0 to 9 inclusive with the omission of the numeral 1, and the other being a plurality of numerals 1, and mechanism Operating to bring one of the first series of printing gures on said first wheel into printing position when one of the first series of words on the first slide is brought into printing position and to bring one of the second series of printing figures on said first wheel and one of said second series of printing figures on said second wheel into printing position when said first slide is moved to a position to bring one of its second series of words into printing position.

. 17. In a check-writing machine, the combination of a plurality of ordered slides carrying words-for printing desired amounts on the written portion of a check, a first one of said slides bearing characters for printing a first series of words, One to Nine inclusive and'charact'ers for printing a second series of words Ten to Nineteen inclusive, a second slide of next higher order having characters for printing the words Twenty to Ninety inclusive, devices for bringing desired ones of, the words into printing position, a set of ordered printing wheels, one for each of the slides, gearing between said first slide and a f first one of said printing wheels of corre-y elusive with the omission of the numeral 1,

and the other being a plurality of numerals 1, and mechanism operating to` bring one of the first series of printing figures on said first wheel into printing position when one of the first series of words on the first-y slide is brought into printing position and to bring one of the second series of printing figureson said first wheel and one of said second series of printing figures on said second wheel into printing position when said firstslide is moved to a position to bring one of its second series of words intoprinting position, the subsequent operation of the second slide operating the second wheel to bring one of its first series of' printing figamounts on the written portion o 'a check, a, first o ne of said slides bearing characters for printing a first series of words lOne tol- Nine inclusive and characters for printing a second series of words Ten y'to Nineteen inclusive, a second slide of next' higher order having characters for printing the words Twenty to Ninety inclusive,

devices for bringing desired ones of the words into printing position, aset of ordered printing wheels, one for each of the slides, gearing betweenv said first slide and a first one of said printing wheels of corresponding order, gearing between said second slide and a second one of said printing wheels of next'higher order, said first printing wheel carrying two sets of printing figures, each being from 0 to 9 inclusive, the second printing wheel carrying two sets of printingfigures, one being from 0 to 9 inclusive with the omission of the numeral 1,

amounts on the written portion of a check, a

first one of said slides bearing characters for printing a first series of words One to, Nine inclusive and Icharacters for printing a second series of words Ten to Nineteen inclusive, a second slide of next higher order having characters for printing the words Twenty to Ninety. inclusive, devices for bringing desired ones of the words into printing position, a set of ordered printing wheels, 'one for each of the slides, gearing between said firstslide and a first one of said printing wheels of corresponding order, gearing between said second slide and a second one of said printing wheels of next higher order, said first printing wheel carrying two sets of printing figures, each being from 0 to 9 inclusive, the second printing wheel carrying two sets of printing figures, one being from 0 to 9 inclusive with the omission of the numeral 1, and the other being a plurality of numerals 1, a first cam' for connecting the gearing between said second slide and said second printing wheel in operative relation when said second slide is operated, and a second cam for connecting the gearing between said first slide and said second wheel in operative relation when said first slide is actuated to bring one of its second series of words into printing position, the direction of rotation of said second wheel for actuation by one slide being opposite to its direction of rotation for actuation by the other slide.

20. In a check-writing machine, a first set of ordered printing devices for printing the written .part of a check; one of said printing devices having characters for printing the words One to Nineteen inclusive, a second set of ordered printing devices for printing the numerical'part of a check and each carrying a series of printing figures beginning with 0 and ending with 9, and mechanism connecting the two sets of devices so that operation of said one of the first set of devices operates the corresponding one of the second set of devices when any one of the words One to Nine inclusive .is brought into printing position, and so that it operates the same device of the second set and also the device of the second set of next higher order when any one of the words Ten to Nineteen is brought into printing position.

2l. In a 4check-writing machine, a first set of ordered printing devices for printing the written part of a check, one of said printing devices having characters for printing the words One to Nineteen inclusive, asecond set of ordered printing devices forA printing the numerical part of a check and each carrying a series of printing figures beginning with 0 and ending with 9, mechanism connecting the two setslof devices so that operation of said one of the first set of devices operates the corresponding one of the second set of devices when any one of the words One to Nine inclusive is brought into printing position, and so that it operates the same device of the second set and also the device of the second set of' next 'higher order when any one of the words Ten to Nineteen is brought into printing position,t and mechanism for operating said printing device of next higher order of the second set when the printing device of the first set of next higher order is actuated.

22. In a check-writing machine, the combination of a set of ordered printing devices,

mechanism for setting said devices to'print i a desired amount, each of said printing devices carrying aseries of printing characters and an arbitrary character back of the character of said series of lowest value, the lowest value characters being normally inlprinting position, an actuating member, and mechanismoperated by the actuating member for moving the printing device of next higher order than' the highest one operated in a' backward direction to bring its said arbitrary character into printing position.

23. In a check-writing machine, the coinbination of a Set of ordered printing devices,

mechanism for setting said devices to print a desired amount, each of said printing devices carrying a series of printing characters and an arbitrary character back of the character 4of said series of lowest value, the lowest value characters being normally in printing position, an actuating member, and

mechanism operated by the actuating meml ward 'direction to bring blank spaces back a desired amount, each of said printing deof said arbitrary characters into printing position.

24. In a check-writing machine, the combination of a set of ordered printing devices, mechanism for setting said devices to print vices carrying a series of printing characters and an arbitrary character back of the character of said series of lowest value, the lowest value characters being normally in printing position, an actuating member, mechanism operated by the actuating member. for moving the printing device of next higher order than the highest one operated in a backward direction to bring its said arbitrary character into printing position, and locking mechanism' for preventing the displacement ronil printing position of the character of lowest value on an unoperated printing device of lower order -than the printing device of highest order operated.

25. In a check-writing machine, the combination of a set of ordered printing devices, mechanism for setting said devices to print a desired amount, each of said printing devices carrying a series of printing characters and an arbitrary character back of the character of said series of lowest value, the lowest value characters being normally in printing position, an actuating member, each of said printing devices having mechanism actuated by the actuating member for throwing said printing device out of its normal position when it has not been operated in setting up a desired amount, and devices for preventing movement of the printing devices of lower order than the highest ordered printing device actuated from their normal position by the operation of the printing member without interfering with said movement o f the printing devices of higher order than the highest order of printing device actuated. y

26. In a check writing machine, the combination of printing devices having digital indications in printlng position, mechanism for setting said devices to print a desired amount, an actuating member for making a record from said devices, and mechanism for moving the digital indication of a printing device of higher value than the set up from printing position.

V27. In a check-writing machine, the combination of a plurality of slides capable only of rectilinear motion for printin the written part of a check, mechanism or moving said slides in straight lines to bring desired values into printing position, a plurality of printing wheels for printing the numerical part of a check, devices connecting the slides and wheels'for operation, and mechanism for setting the slides and wheels to the same amount by the Same operation.

28. In a check writer, the combination of a set of ordered slides bearing characters for printing the written part of a check, a set of ordered printing wheels bearing characters for printing the numerical part of a check, gearing for actuating the printing wheels from the corresponding ones of the slides, one of said slides carrying two series of characters or words, one series belonging to one order and the other series including the same order and another order, and mechanisml controlled by the operation of -said slide for operating the wheel of the order corresponding to the first series when one of said series is brought into printing position and for controlling the operation of the same printing wheel and the printing wheel of another order when said sllde is moved to bring one of said second series into printing positlon.

29. In a check writing machine, the combination of printing devices having digital indications in printlng position, mechanism for setting said devices to print a desired amount, an actuating member for makin a record from said devices, 4and mechanism or moving the digital indication of a printing device of higher value than the set u from printing position, and moving an ar itrary character of said device of higher value into printing position. .i

30. In a check writing machine, the combination ofprinting devices having digital indications in printing position, mechanism for setting said devices to print adesired amount, an actuatin record from said devlces, and mechanism moving the digital indication of a printing device of higher value than the set up from printing position and locking a printlng device involved in the set up amount in printing position.v

31. In a check writing machine, the combination of printin devices having digital indications in printing position, mechanism for setting.- said devices to print -a deslred amount, an actuating member for making a record from said devlces, and mechanism or moving the digital indication of a printing device of higher value than the set up from printing position, and locking devices actuated by said member for preventing a change in the set up amount during operation of said member.

32. In a check writing machine, the combination of printing devices having digital indications in printlng position, mechanism for setting said devices to print a desired amount, an actuatin member for making a record from said devices, and mechanism member for making a 

